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VirtueMart 2 + 3 + 4 => General Questions => Topic started by: Brockney on August 23, 2016, 17:44:55 PM

Title: Meta Keywords
Post by: Brockney on August 23, 2016, 17:44:55 PM
Hi, I am using Virtuemart 3.0.14 and Joomla 3.6

Probably a very simple question - I am looking to add meta keywords to my products. Do I use a # hashtag (similar to how I would when uploading music to Soundcloud or an image to Instagram) or is there a different format? Do I use hyphens to separate the keywords? And for phrases is is " or '

Your help is much appreciated
Title: Re: Meta Keywords
Post by: GJC Web Design on August 23, 2016, 17:47:30 PM
with J3.6.x u should be using VM3.0.16+

meta keys are just a comma separated list and considered to be worthless for SEO purposes
Title: Re: Meta Keywords
Post by: Brockney on August 23, 2016, 18:06:56 PM
Many thanks. Does that mean I am better off simply using the meta description or are there other methods I can add?
Title: Re: Meta Keywords
Post by: jenkinhill on August 23, 2016, 18:26:39 PM
The metadesc for products is automatically generated using that product's short description. It is insignificant for SEO purposes, but may well be used on the SERPS page.
Title: Re: Meta Keywords
Post by: Brockney on August 23, 2016, 18:32:57 PM
Very interesting, I had best do a bit of research on the SEO side of things. Fairly new to the web design, I have two sites that are live now which is good and I enjoy this.

Appreciate your advice here :)

Do you have any good links I could read up on please?
Title: Re: Meta Keywords
Post by: GJC Web Design on August 23, 2016, 21:17:53 PM
QuoteDo you have any good links I could read up on please?

no .. but could point u to 100's of dross posts with out of date and inaccurate info..  ;)

any posts that start talking about h tags etc discard immediately..   :)

Basically think like Google...  if you have something like metatags that you can easily abuse why would Google give them weight?

as its google we want to impress i guess this is the starting point->  www.google.com/webmasters/docs/search-engine-optimization-starter-guide.pdf

not a mention of H tags..  ;D

But it is good quality links TO your site that will make or break your SEO effort
Title: Re: Meta Keywords
Post by: Brockney on August 24, 2016, 18:04:54 PM
Thank you!

Exactly the kind of article I was looking for! Please remember I am relatively new to this and am learning it all from scratch ;)

Cheers